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Tornados can strike anywhere, anytime. However, meteorologists predict these storms are most likely to be seen between now and mid-June.

Workers involved in demolitions and underground construction will soon be covered under the same crane and derrick rules that apply to other construction workers.

The OSHA Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health has a meeting set for May 23-24 in Washington, D.C.

The year 2012 saw the lowest fatality and injury rates in the history of U.S. mining, according to preliminary data.

"Before they join the U.S. workforce for the first time, or start a new job, all workers will have the basic skills they need to contribute to a safe, healthy, and productive workplace." That's the mission of a new government effort to provide workers with the tools needed to remain safe on the job.

As part of Distracted Driving Awareness month, the National Safety Council issued a report on the myths of cellphone use while driving.

Businesses lose millions of dollars each year from motor vehicle accidents. However, many employers are unaware of the actual toll motor vehicle crashes take on their businesses.

The national system for tracking workplace injuries and illnesses may be woefully inadequate, suggests a new blog post.

Preventing the approximately 43 deaths and 585 injuries and illnesses each year from exposure to hazardous chemicals is the goal of the new Hazard Communication Standard.

Construction workers who cut fiber cement siding with circular saws may be at risk for serious lung disease. Government scientists are hoping to recruit voluntary participants for a study on possible solutions.

Fatal injuries among commercial fishing workers entangled in machinery can be prevented, researchers say. Of eight deaths of workers involved in deck winch incidents between 2000 and 2011, six should have been survivable, says a new report.

Age, ethnicity, and legality seem to play a role in increasing the risk of fatal falls among construction workers from roofs, says a new study.

A focus on mobile workers and the advanced use of metrics are among the achievements cited for the winners of hearing loss prevention awards.

New research may lead to safer ways for employees to work with nanotechnology. Scientists from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health have reported that multi-walled carbon nanotubes increased the risk of cancer in mice exposed to a known carcinogen.

Strong and courageous action is needed to effectively deal with the problem of cellphone use while driving, said two researchers. Education, legislation, and voluntary guidelines are insufficient.

A proposed project would help determine how new technologies should be used for training and testing miners in the U.S.

More than 180 commercial fishermen died from falls overboard between 2000 and 2011. None was wearing a personal flotation device.

New research points to a lack of decision-making and an imbalance between effort and reward as causes of disability in some older workers.

Coal miners who work in particular areas and jobs where there are few workers are more prone to an advanced type of coal workers' pneumoconiosis.

The revised bloodborne pathogens standard established in 2001 has gone a long way to protect health care workers. But those in non-hospital settings may still be at risk.